plz guys i'm in big trouble if i cant retrieve my documents......
today i wanted to get my work done as usual n i go to "My Document" to open my document but i cant no matter how many times i doubleclick it (they are in microsoft excel and microsoft word format). i can open a new Microsoft Excel and Microsoft word properly but i cant open my work..
Details:::: i save all my work in 2 places, 1 is in "My Document" and another on a diskette and i tried both ways but still cant and i'm screwed
Is it tat those files are corrupted or virus or wat????
2006-12-13 03:34:14 · 7 answers · asked by Yuan 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
The files need to be associated. Right click on any file, and choose properties or open with. Choose the Word or Excel program you open with. It will then associate the file with the program.
John
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2006-12-13 03:36:55 · answer #1 · answered by A+ Certified Professional 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It would depend on the message you are getting.
If it does not have an icon, then Windows does not know what to do with the file. You can right-click on one of them, select Open With, and then open it up with Excel or Word, whichever is appropriate.
If it has the icon, your Office programs may be corrupt. I would consider going to Microsoft Update and downloading the latest service packs for the version of Excel or Word you have.
If it worked all the way up to yesterday, I would consider checking for viruses with McAfee, Norton, whichever. There are some free virus protection software on the internet if you do not have one. Also, you may want to check for SpyWare trying to view all of your activity before opening up your document. There are two programs I always keep handy on my PCs or laptops. They are Spybot 1.4 and Hijack This!. One will check for spyware on your system and the other will show you what is set to run when you enter Windows and/or Internet Explorer. They will then give you the chance to remove these spyware entries or windows startup entries, respectively. They are both very simple (intuitive) to install.
2006-12-13 03:49:19 · answer #2 · answered by Enrique A 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Try opening Word or Excel and going to File-->Open and open the files that way.
2006-12-13 03:36:19 · answer #3 · answered by Yoi_55 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try opening them from inside ms-excel or ms-word.U can also try to open them with another word processing app
2006-12-13 03:37:51 · answer #4 · answered by Ashik 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Great ones
2016-03-29 05:46:44 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take your disks to another puter to see if it works.
2006-12-13 03:38:55 · answer #6 · answered by guru 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can try using system restore if your running certain versions of windows.. best of luck
2006-12-13 04:09:46 · answer #7 · answered by l2onaldinho1010 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋